MAINTENANCE
Periods of non-operation
When the appliance is not in use for long periods,
take the following precautions:
remove the plug from the wall socket;
remove all food;
defrost and clean the interior and all accessories;
leave the door ajar to allow air to circulate to prevent
unpleasant smells.
Unplug the appliance before carrying out
any maintenance operation.
Warning
This appliance contains hydrocarbons in its cooling
unit; maintenance and recharging must therefore
only be carried out by authorized technicians.
Periodic cleaning
Many proprietary kitchen surface cleaners
contain chemicals that can attack/damage the
plastics used in this appliance. For this reason it
is recommended that the outer casing of this
appliance is only cleaned with warm water with a
little washing-up liquid added.
Clean the inside with warm water and bicarbonate of
soda.
Rinse and dry thoroughly.
Clean the condenser (black grill) and the
compressor at the back of the appliance with a
brush or a vacuum cleaner. This operation will
improve the performance of the appliance and save
electricity consumption.
Defrosting
Scrape away the frost with the plastic scraper
provided with the freezer when this layer arrives to
approximately 4 mm in height. For this operation,
you do not need to unplug the freezer or remove all
frozen foods. Whenever the layer of frost exceeds 4
mm in thickness, you must proceed to a complete
defrosting. Take advantage of the periods when you
do not trave too much food in storage to do this by
proceeding as follows:
1. Empty the freezer and temporarily store the
frozen food removed in a cool place, wrapped in
several sheets of newspaper.
2. Set the thermostat to the «0» position or unplug
the freezer from the wall socket.
3. Keep the freezer door open.
4. Use the scraper together with a collecting tray
and insert it in the lower central part of the
freezer as shown in Figure.
5. The collecting tray should be positioned directly
below in order to receive the water which will exit
during defrosting. Afterwards, dry all freezer
surfaces with care.
6. Keep the scraper for future use.
7. Re-connect the plug and set the freezer to the
quickfreezing position. After two hours you may
replace the frozen foods previously removed.
Important
Never use knives or metal objects to scrape away
accumulated frost.
An increase in the surface temperature of the frozen
foods during defrosting will notable diminish the
duration of their conservation.
